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COUNTRY LIFE: New life and color for lawn and garden

IN BLOOM By David Vos LYNDEN — Charles Dickens once wrote of sunny March days as “summer in the light and winter in the shade.” With the promise of sunny, warmer weather arriving ...

COUNTRY LIFE: Benchmark jumps 91 cents from January

The nation’s benchmark milk price reversed two months of decline in February but still has a ways to go to return profitability to most U.S. farms. The Federal order Class III milk ...

Farmers object to break for rural parcels

Up to a half-acre of yard watering could use Ecology’s easier short form  By Cal Bratt For the Tribune WHATCOM — The state-mandated adjudication of water rights in the Nooksack ...

Dominguez wins Crystal Apple Award

RENTON — On March 6, Kristi Dominguez received the 2024 Crystal Apple Award from the Washington School Public Relations Association (WSPRA) today at the association’s winter conference. ...

Ferndale Schools celebrate National FFA Week

By Melissa Kudsk and Amy McKay Ferndale School District FFA FERNDALE — This year, the Ferndale FFA celebrated National FFA Week with a multitude of events throughout the week, Feb. ...

Ferndale School Board passes policy revisions

By Luke Seymour Staff Reporter FERNDALE — The Ferndale School Board passed a series of items on Tuesday, Feb. 27, much of it pertaining to the revision of existing school policies. ...

Despite recent snowfall, winter snowpack is low

Whatcom remains in state drought declaration from 2023 By Cal Bratt For the Record WHATCOM — Despite recent snowfall in the mountains, the 2023-24 winter snowpack remains below normal ...

Foster moms protest the increase in child fatalities

By Aspen Anderson  Washington State Journal  OLYMPIA — As the prevalence of fentanyl rises, so too does the frequency of critical incidents related to parental substance abuse among ...

Whatcom County News Briefs: March 6, 2024

Nomination deadline approaching for teacher award WHATCOM — A nomination deadline is approaching for a new award that honors excellence in Whatcom County public school teachers. The ...

New facilities benefit horticulture, agriculture science programs

By Ferndale School District FERNDALE — In January, Ferndale High School’s new CTE wing opened, which provided a state-of-the-art space for many programs such as welding, wood shop, ...